California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Giese, 2d Crim. No. B292208 (Cal. App. 2020):
Moreover, "[t]he appellate record . . . rarely shows that the failure to object was the result of counsel's incompetence; generally, such claims are more appropriately litigated on habeas corpus, which allows for an evidentiary hearing where the reasons for defense counsel's actions or omissions can be explored." (People v. Lopez (2008) 42 Cal.4th 960, 966.) "'[T]he
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